R3_MODIFY_VARIANT (12.3.8) -- U02004067 Parameter 'LOW' is limited to '45' characters

Products

• CA Automic Workload Automation - Automation Engine

Issue/Introduction

a SAP job the following Statement with a parameter LOW set to 65 characters returns at submission a U02004067 Error messags

R3_MODIFY_VARIANT REPORT="RSPARAM", VARIANT="TEST", SELNAME="X_PFADAP", KIND="S", LOW="/ztrans/QB1/m610/is-u/download_ableseauftrag_hes_mobile/drewag.dat", OPTION="EQ"

Observed behavior the job returns a U02004067  messages in the PLOG:

Agent log (PLOG)

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2022-12-01 14:09:11 - U02000005 Job 'JOBS.ALLG.ISU.GK_ABLESUNG.DOWNLOAD.SPLOOF' with RunID '1009004' is to be started.
2022-12-01 14:09:11 - U02004018 The job was successfully interpreted.
2022-12-01 14:09:11             \*R3_MODIFY_VARIANT REPORT="RSPARAM", VARIANT="TEST", SELNAME="X_PFADAP", KIND="S", LOW="/ztrans/QB1/m610/is-u/download_ableseauftrag_hes_mobile/drewag.dat", OPTION="EQ"\*
2022-12-01 14:09:11 - U02004067 Parameter 'LOW' is limited to '45' characters.
2022-12-01 14:09:11 - U02004051 Parameter 'X_PFADAP' shall be modified with value '/ztrans/QB1/m610/is-u/download_ableseauftrag_/I/EQ'.
2022-12-01 14:09:11 - U02004121 SELNAME='X_PFADAP' with KIND='S' is invalid.
2022-12-01 14:09:11 - U02004025 Job-script execution was aborted.

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But according to documentation the U02004067 error message should not come up as the parameter LOW is less the 132 characters!

 

Environment

Release : SAP 12.3.8 and higher 

SAP Netweaver 7.69 RFC communication with XBP 3.0

 

Cause

This is an error with the SAP agent. 

Resolution

This bug will be corrected in version 21 for the SAP Agent.

Additional Information

In spite of what the documentation says about the use of R3_MODIFY_VARIANT: 

SAP Basis version 7.10 / XBP versions 3.0 and above allow up to 132 characters which complies with the limit of the SAP GUI....

The parameter fields is still truncated to 45 chars for a KIND='S'. This will be changed in a near version.